Knockdown building



Jan. 3, 1928.

W. C. BROUGHTON KNocxDowN BUILDING 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Feb.l8, 1925 Miter a Bmzyiv,

atten/1mg f Jan. 3, 1*-928.

W. C. BROUGHTON KNOCKDOWN BUILDING Filed Feb. 18, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 invento/v.'

Patented Jan. 3, 1928.

um.rzmaJ c. meenemen, :or muy, missouri;

INDOIDOW N BUILDING.-

l Application-anice rehmanyfiaiszs. sefialm..1bpes.

My, ings and, my. chiefl object-isto :provide-ar structure in which the component-parts rmay be formed inacentral plantand shippedout andfset up .fforz useas garages,storebuildings, dwellings, andi .other structures, .or be v taken down and moved at a minimum expenditure y of-timefandflabor.

v Other objects Will `hereinafteriappear, and

in order that-the inventionmay be fullylun ders-tood, reference will. l:nowr be y.hadtothe accompanying' dra-Wings, inf-Which Figl; is ia fragmentary,--sideelevation of a portion of one form-of=thebuilding,

Fig. 2 is.afffragmentaryvertical cross sectiony on y'line 11,-]31 of. '.Fig. l1.

Fig. 3 isfa fragmentary horizontal section.

on -iline :III-III; of fFig. .-1.

Fig. 4-is a .fragmentary yperspective View of apanel and two columns fform'ing. partof` the lWall structure.

Fig. 5 is'taffraggmentarfy sidee'levation 'of another form. of building.

:F-ig. 6 isa fragmentary.verticalsectionon line VIof Fig. 5.

Fig. 7- isafragmentaryj planvieW--of apor-v tionof thereiling structure. i Y

Fig. 8is 'ai broken mver-tedfplan view Aofy one of thelceilingpanels. Y

Fig, l9isa cross section fon 7line yI2C-1X of Fig. 6. Fix-10 is a cross section on lineX-X of Referring novv to the form disclosed byl Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, A designates a suitable foundation, such, for instance as concrete Which is preferably constructed on the sitev of the building. 2 designates one ofthe sills which is set upon the foundation A. As disclosed more particularly by Figs. 2 and 3, the sills 2 consistof three memberS-a'relatively thin intermediate member 4, an inside member 6, and an outside member 8. The inside and outside sill members 6 and 8, respectively, are thicker than the intermediate sill member 4, but the latter projects above rthe former, as shown by Fig. 2. The three sill members 4, 6 and 8 are nailed, bolted, or`

otherwise firmly secured together.

10 designates a plurality of Wall panels consisting, preferably, of concrete. Said Wall panels 10 rest upon the intermediate sill members 4 and are supported in upright position by inside and outside columns 12 and 14, respectively, firmly clamped by suitable means such as bolts 16 to opposite sides of invention f relates toA kno'ckdovvn build.-

thel panels 10, lwhich?are. spacedapart-at their longitudinal margins as indicated at lte admitfsaidbolts.16..` 1

The columns-12 andI 14 rest lupon the/:sill

holdv ytop-plates 20 upon thepanels- 10. Stringers 22 xarewnailed, bolted,V or other- Wise secured to. .thejouterupperfsurface ofthe,l

top y,plat'ess20 vto -reinforce ,thesame and rest upon fthe -upper ends of? thev outside -columns 14. The columns 14s are arrangedinterme-V diate corner-columns 30, .,-wliiohfextend from f have not-deemedfit'necessary to show them.

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`In.the-.structure.disclosed by Figs. 5to 10,y inclusive, the construction-inagenerah v`is somewhat. similar @to the "building` disclosed. by f Figs. v1 `to s 4, inclusive, excepting .that ,air

vspaces ,are provided` betweenv the wallsand the roofv to .guard against suddenchanges'inv Referring novs7 yin detail to the different parts, Aa designates the foundation and 2a one of the sills set upon said foundation Aa and which consist-s of a relatively thin intermediate member 4, an inside member 6a, and an outside member 8a.

10a designates a plurality of outer Wall Vpanels which rest upon the intermediate sill members 4a and are supported vin upright position by inside and outside columns 12a and 14, respectively. The columns 12EL and 14a are firmly clamped by bolts 162l to opposite sides of said outer Wall panels 10a,

YWhich are spaced apart at their longitudinal margins as indicated at 18 to admit said bolts 16a which have one end embedded in the outside columns 14a, as shown by Figs. 6 and 9.

. l' 60 members .6 zand@ 8", llrespectively, and grip and* The columns 12a and 14aL rest upon the sill members 6a andthe foundation Aa respectively, and grip and hold the top plates 20a upon the panels 10. The outer surface of thetop plates 20L are reinforced and covered sa; f nes/asse by stringers 22, which are held in place by the upper portions of the outside columns 14a. A

The outside columns 14a are arranged intermediate corner columns 30a, which entend from the foundation Af" to the upper margins of the stringers 22a.

The outer sill members 8, columns 14 and 30, and stringers 22a, consist preferably of concrete to correspond with 'the concrete wall panels 10a. e

Air spaces 42 are formed in the walls of the building by lining the same with inside panels 44, which may be of the same material as the outside panels 10a. Said inside panels 44 rest upon the foundation A and are secured to the Ainside columns 12n by suitable means such as vupright channel bars 45 and lag screws 46.r Said lag screws 46 extend through holes in the 'channel bars 45 and are. screwed into the inside columns l2, the ,panels 44 being spaced slightly apart for the passage of said lag screws 46.

36a designates the rafters of the biuildingr which rest upon the upper ends of the inside columns 12a and are covered with sheathing 38a upon which a roofing composition 40n is laid. An air space is formed at the upper portion of the building by` means of the roof and a plurality of ceiling panels 50, which are preferably'of the same size and material as theV wall panels 1 01 and 44.A The ceiling panels 50 are supported by a frame consisting preferably of longitudinal channel bars 52 and transverse .channel bars 54, which latter are connected to the former by angle plates 5G. The longitudinal channel bars 52 are secured by suitable means such as bolts 58 to the inside columns "12a andare further supported by the upright channel bars 45, which rest upon the foundation Aa. The underside of the forms as properly fall within the spirit andV scope of the' invention as claimed.vv

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire torsecure byv Letters Pat--v ent, is: Y

l. In a building ofthe character ldescribed, a vsill consisting of inside, outsidev and intermediatemembers the upper margin of which latter extends above the 'upper margins of the former; vertical wall panels resting upon said intermediate sill member; a top plate resting upon said wall panels; and inside and outside columns resting upon the inside and outside sill membersV and clamped against the inner and outerv surfaces of the intermediate sill, member, the wall panels and the top platefto holdv them in assembled position.

2. In a building of the `charac-ter de- Y scribed, a sill., vertical wallY panels resting l upon said sill, a top plate resting upon said wall panels, a'stringer securedY to said top plate to reinforcel the same,fand columns resting upon the silland clamped against the wall panels and the inner' and outer surfacesofthe top` plate to hold the latter and saidpanels in assembledv position.

vIn testimony whereof I aiX-myfsignature.

v,WALTER of BiaoUGfHToN.v Y 

